Publication pursuers net a nice haul with this 1948-1976 baseball publication collection of (54). Populated with programs and yearbooks including (2) World Series editions, this considerable collection is loaded with big-name stars Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams. (4) Programs are scored with Mantle home runs, including a 1964 World Series edition, and a 1951 Boston Red Sox program that lists Mantle in his rookie season.
Featured are:
World Series programs:
1964 New York Yankees edition vs. St. Louis Cardinals (EX+), scored for Game 3, with a 9th inning walk-off home run by Mantle;
1965 Los Angeles Dodgers edition vs. Minnesota Twins (EX), not scored.
Yearbooks:
New York Yankees (2): 1958 (VG) with tape repair on the spine and 1966 (EX-MT);
Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (11): 1953 ((2), apparent EX with deference to hole punches at left, GD+), 1955 (FR), 1956 (FR, tape repairs). 1957 ((3), VG-EX+, VG, GD), 1959 (GD), 1961 (FR), 1962 (GD) and 1966 (EX).
Regular season programs:
New York Yankees (28): 1949 (EX-MT), 1950 (VG-EX) with J. DiMaggio, 1951 (EX), 1952 (VG-EX), 1953 (VG), 1954 ((2), EX+ signed by Mel Allen ("7") no authentication, VG), 1956 (EX), 1957 (VG-EX), 1958 (VG), 1961 (GD+), 1965 (FR), 1965 ((5), EX+, VG-EX, VG+ scored with Mantle home run, GD scored with Mantle home run, FR), 1966 (VG-EX) scored with Mantle home run, 1967 (VG), 1968 (EX-MT), 1969 (VG, detached centerfold), 1969 scorecard (GD), 1970 ((2), EX-MT, VG+), 1972 ((2), VG-EX+, VG), 1973 (VG+) and 1976 (GD);
Brooklyn Dodgers (4) all with Robinson: 1949 (EX), 1950 ((2) EX, VG-EX) and 1951 (VG-EX);
Boston Red Sox (7): 1948 (PR) with Williams and J. DiMaggio, 1951 (EX+) with Williams, J. DiMaggio, and rookie season Mantle, 1954 ((2), EX+ with Williams and Mantle, VG with Williams and Mantle), 1955 ((2), both EX-MT with Mantle) and 1956 (PR) with Williams.
Opening Bid $150.